The Lead with Jake Tapper

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Biden: Trump administration’s behavior during transition is “nothing short of irresponsibility”; Officials: bomber killed in explosion, motive still unknown; TSA: 1.3 million people passed through airports Sunday; Novavax vaccine staring phase 3 clinical trials; Dec 28, 2020

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Biden: transition team “encountered roadblocks” from Trump admin; VP-elect Harris, husband to get COVID vaccine tomorrow; Trump backs down, signs COVID relief bill and avoids shutdown; Trump golfs as pandemic worsens and congress feuds over stimulus checks; Trump’s delay could prevent Americans from getting aid this week; House expected to vote today on $2000 stimulus checks; Soon, house could override Trump veto of defense bill; GOP election challenges could cause chaos in congress next week; GOP leaders hope to avoid messy fight over election results;

At least 8 treated at hospital, 40+ buildings damaged; New video shows moment of massive explosion;

Fauci warns pandemic “might actually get worse”; More than two million vaccines administered so far in U.S.;

Novavax becomes fifth to begin phase 3 trials in U.S.; Novavax trial funded with up to $1.6 billion from operation warp speed; WA nursing home at center of COVID outbreak begins vaccinating staff; New Yorker piece dives into “plague year” tragedies;

Admin official: COVID relief checks could start going out this week;

53-year old Georgia teacher dies of coronavirus on Christmas Day;

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Trump unleashes chaos on his way out the door; December on track to be the deadliest month of the pandemic; House GOP votes against raising stimulus checks to $2,000; Health care workers spend holidays on the front lines; Dec 25, 2020

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CNN: Trump has told people Pence isn’t fighting hard enough for him; Dingell: Trump “doesn’t give a damn” about people needing relief; Trump throws nation into turmoil: Pardons allies, upends relief for Americans, vetoes defense bill; New pandemic air travel record with nearly 1.2M flyers Wednesday; U.S. heads into Christmas with 1M+ vaccinated; IHME Model: 567,000+ Covid deaths by April, up from last week; Growing gap between vaccinations delivered vs. administered; Trump sends Congress into scramble over stimulus relief, defense spending, possible government shutdown; Attorney General, CIA Director among Biden’s final posts to name; Birthday wishes pour in for Dr. Fauci’s 80th birthday; Fauci on retiring: “I don’t see that right now” in my future; Nurse treated members of her own family who were hospitalized with COVID-19; NORAD tracks Santa’s trip for 65th year;

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Trump vetoes massive defense bill despite bipartisan support; Officials: second new Covid strain is “more transmissible”; Massacre survivors slam Trump’s pardons for Blackwater guards; Biden says he hasn’t been briefed on suspected Russian hack Dec 23, 2020

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Trump unleashes chaos with veto, pardons, stimulus deal objection; Trump does not take reporter questions on his way to Florida after vetoing defense spending bill; Warp Speed using Defense Production Act to get supplies necessary to expand vaccine production; Iraqi foreign minister: Trump’s Blackwater pardons did not consider seriousness of the crimes committed; Arizona rancher: border wall won’t make America more secure; Biden’s plans to stop construction on border wall may be costly and difficult; CNN checks on the progress on Trump’s controversial promise; Pres-elect Biden nominates Miguel Cardona as Education Secretary; DOD official: Biden’s remark that his team is not being briefed on many things is “patently false”; Biden says he hasn’t been briefed on suspected Russian hack

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Biden: “I’m gonna tell it to you straight” on COVID crisis; Fauci gets Moderna vaccine on tv as vote of confidence; Anxiety at pentagon over Trump’s unpredictable next move; First Latino senator to represent California as Gov. Newsom picks Alex Padilla to fill Harris’ seat; Dec 22, 2020

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Biden: recent cyberattack is “grave risk”, no evidence situation is under control; Biden: Trump’s failure on Russia “will land on my doorstep”; Biden: $900B COVID bill on a “down payment” on what’s needed; Biden: Congress must , there will be no “honeymoon”; WH officials: “it’s scary,” “no one is sure where this is heading”; Televangelist Pat Robertson: Trump is erratic, in an “alternate reality” and should “move on”;

Fauci: it’s possible new COVID strain is already in U.S.; Pfizer, Moderna testing their vaccines against COVID strain; Record high pandemic travel numbers despite CDC’s warning; Dr. Deborah Birx announces she plans to retire; 44 countries ban or restrict travel from U.K. over new strain; WH considering proof of negative COVID test for U.K. travelers; CDC: U.K. COVID variant not identified in U.S., but may be undetected; U.S. COVID hospitalizations at record 115K ahead of Christmas;

Military officer to CNN: “we don’t know what he might do” as anxiety over Trump grows inside Pentagon; Sources: senior military officials steering clear of WH as Trump makes baseless claims of rigged election;

1.6M ballots cast in Georgia senate runoff races, rivaling state’s voter turnout for presidential race; $900B stimulus bill becomes line of attack in GA senate race; Dem senate candidate Ossoff: I would’ve voted for stimulus bill, “but $600 is a joke”; Ad spending in Georgia runoffs soars to $482 million; Dem senate candidate Ossoff pressures GOP Purdue to weigh in on possible electoral college challenge;

NY nurse who had COVID, lost father to virus among first in nation to get Moderna vaccine; 614,00+ COVID vaccines administered in U.S. so far; Pandemic of 20 years dies after month-long battle with COVID;

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First doses of Moderna’s vaccine administered today; Pres-elect Biden, incoming first lady get first vaccine doses; AG Barr rebukes Trump claim: we don’t need a special counsel to look into voter fraud; Russian spy duped into revealing details of plot to poison opposition leader Alexey Navalny; Dec 21, 2020

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TSA pandemic record: 1M+ travelers for 3 days in a row; New virus variant in U.K. may be 70% more transmissible; Dozens of nations shut down travel to U.K. due to new, highly transmissible COVID-19 variant; Fauci: not recommending U.K. travel shut down right now; Biden’s surgeon general pick: most Americans won’t get vaccine until mid-summer or fall; Giroir says it will take until January to vaccinate 20 million people; First Moderna vaccine given at Long Island, NY hospitals; Nurse becomes first person at NY hospital to get Moderna vaccine; Nurse becomes emotional after receiving Moderna vaccine;

Soon: congress to vote on $900B stimulus bill, second largest relief plan in U.S. history, $600 stimulus checks included; +5,500 pages in stimulus bill released, congress expected to pass $900B relief package tonight, sets midnight deadline;

Barr says there is no basis for federal government to seize voting machines as Trump falsely claims fraud; Barr joins Pompeo in linking mass cyber hack to Russia as President Trump downplays Russia’s role; Navalny says Russian toxin team put poison in his underwear; Russia’s FSB: Navalny’s phone conversation with spy was “fake” and “planned provocation”;

Kansas city newspaper apologizes for decades of racist coverage; Kansas city Star: out past coverage of black communities focused on crime, underplayed major events, ignored black icons; Husband pens final love letter to wife before dying of COVID; Husband’s final love letter to wife: I “would never have traded it for all the riches in the world”;

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VP, Karen Pence, Surgeon General, Pelosi, McConnell vaccinated; COVID-19 hospitalizations hit record for 12th straight day; Govt runs out of money at midnight as stimulus talks drag on; Trump tweets about "Russian hoax" as VP Pence got Covid vaccine; Donation group estimates +54M Americans face food crisis; Dec 18, 2020

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California nears breaking point as COVID-19 surges; LA Mayor: ICU bed availability at 0% in Southern California; CDC reports highest-ever number of drug overdoses in a year; Michigan governor eases restrictions as COVID-19 numbers improve; Dr. Gupta on being vaccinated live on CNN; Pres-elect Biden and incoming first lady to get vaccine Monday; Pentagon cancels transition meetings with Biden team to prioritize possible govt. shutdown; Biden marks 48th anniversary of death of wife, child; Key cabinet post open: Justice, Commerce, Education, Labor, CIA; Trump praises incoming Senator Tuberville for suggesting he may contest election results in Congress; Biden on working with GOP: Trump's influence will fade; Rep. Crow: Hack is modern day equivalent of Pearl Harbor; Microsoft: At least 40 orgs targeted in suspected Russia hack; Microsoft President: These cyberattacks put entire economy at risk; Suspected Russian hack targeted U.S. agencies, Microsoft; Attacks could still be ongoing; Charities struggle to meet skyrocketing demand for food as pandemic stretches into holiday season; Philly charity: 60% rise in food assistance since pandemic; Texas couple dies of coronavirus minutes apart, holding hands;

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Worst Day Ever: U.S. sees record deaths, cases, hospitalizations; FDA panel reviews emergency authorization for Moderna vaccine; $600 stimulus checks remain sticking point in negotiations; Several U.S. agencies attacked by suspected Russian hackers; +913K ballots already cast in Georgia Senate runoff races; Dec 17, 2020

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Trump out of sight as U.S. faces worsening pandemic, WH Transition, ongoing cyberattack, no stimulus deal; Former National Security Adviser: Trump must get past his election grievances and govern; 885,000 Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, 4th increase in 5 weeks; U.S. Cybersecurity Agency: Hack poses "grave risk" to Fed & local govts; Biden Atty Gen. decision at deadlock over competing questions; Sources: Judge Merrick Garland, Sen. Doug Jones are leading candidates for Attorney General; Sources: Rep. Deb Haaland is Biden's interior Secy pick; Incoming Biden Deputy Chief of Staff says she could have "chosen better" words than calling Republicans "f****rs"; Georgia runoffs to determine balance of power in U.S. Senate; Dem Senate Candidate Ossoff: "Victory in Georgia comes down to young people";

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Second vaccine likely authorized this week while U.S. experiences grim reality of surging pandemic; Hundreds of Trump allies lobbying him for pardons; Pete Buttigieg to become first openly gay cabinet member; Congressional leaders on verge of $900b Covid relief deal with $600 stimulus checks included Dec 16, 2020

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Politico: top Trump appointee pushed herd immunity theory internally, said “we want them infected”; Trump fires back after McConnell congratulates Biden; Sources: Trump pushing for appointment of special counsels to probe Hunter Biden, 2020 election; Hundreds of Trump allies lobbying him for pardons; Trump considering pardons for more than two dozen people; Biden picks Pete Buttigieg as Transportation Secretary; Biden to get Covid vaccine publicly to show safety; Fake claims about election fraud escalate into violent incident involving former Houston police captain; Congressional leaders on verge of $900b Covid relief deal with $600 stimulus checks included

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Pfizer vaccines being given in U.S.; Moderna vaccine expected to be authorized this week; Trump refuses to accept election results after electoral college confirms Biden win; Biden campaigns in crucial Georgia senate runoffs; McConnell: “we’re not leaving” without a COVID deal; Dec 15, 2020

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Fauci: “bittersweet” to see vaccines happening the same time COVID-19 is surging in the U.S.; U.S. medical workers start receiving COVID-19 vaccine; FDA panel document: Moderna vaccine safe, 94.5% effective; Moderna claims vaccine can prevent infection, not just severe disease; Biden transition: will announce “soon” when Biden and Harris will be vaccinated;

Sen McConnell congratulates Biden & Harris on win; Sources: VP Pence likely to get COVID vaccine by Friday; Trump retweets call to send GA Gov & Sec of State to jail over election results; GOP official in GA gets death threats after criticizing Trump; GOP election official: Trump fueling potential acts of violence;

Biden spoke to McConnell, will meet “sooner than later”; Biden: “it’s time to turn the page” after electoral college win; CNN: Biden to nominate Buttigieg as transportation secretary; McConnell to GOP senators: don’t object to election results at January 6th session;

Now: congressional leaders meeting to talk COVID, govt. funding; Bipartisan deal splits stimulus into two parts; Survey: 71% of Americans say they will get COVID vaccine; 52% of black Americans say they want to wait and see before getting COVID vaccine; Most black Americans wither want to “wait and see” or are refusing to get vaccine; How do you build trust in vaccine in black community?;

U.S. govt agencies breached by Russian-linked hackers; Homeland security, agriculture, and commerce among U.S. agencies hit by Russian-linked hackers; Beloved respiratory therapist dies of coronavirus;

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Biden speaks to nation tonight after Electoral College affirms his win; Michigan congressman leaving the Republican Party; U.S. deaths surpass 300,000 as first Covid vaccinations begin Dec 14, 2020

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Biden speaks to nation tonight after Electoral College affirms his win; WH Adviser: Trump looking to “long shot” challenge in Congress; The Electoral College is casting its votes for president

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